A self-balancing enclosed motorcycle includes a platform base, a seat, a first wheel and a second wheel, a rear cabin, a door component and a gyroscope system. The gyroscope system includes a housing, a gyroscope sensor, a calculation device, an electrical coding device, a microprocessor, a servomotor, a vertical corrective rod movably extended from the servomotor, a first balancing assembly and a second balancing assembly. The first balancing assembly is mounted in the housing to engage with the vertical corrective rod. The second balancing assembly mounted in the housing at an opposite side of the first balancing assembly to engage with the vertical corrective rod. The vertical corrective rod is normally retained in a substantially vertical orientation with respect to the platform base.
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1. A self-balancing enclosed motorcycle comprising: a platform base; a seat disposed on said platform base; a first wheel and a second wheel disposed on a front end portion and a back end portion of said platform base respectively; a rear cabin supported by said platform base at a position above said second wheel; a door component pivotally connected to said platform base in such a manner that said door component is capable of pivotally moving between an open position and a closed position, wherein in said open position, said door component is pivotally move to expose said seat to an exterior of said self-balancing enclosed motorcycle, wherein in said closed position, said door component is pivotally moved to substantially enclose said seat so as to prevent access to said seat; and a gyroscope system which is supported by said platform base, and comprises: a housing having a receiving cavity mounted on said platform base, said housing having a bottom wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, a top wall, a first supporting member inwardly extended from said first side wall, and a second supporting member inwardly extended from said second side wall; a gyroscope sensor supported in said housing and configured for detecting skewing movement; a calculation device supported in said housing and operatively connected to said gyroscope sensor; an electrical coding device supported in said housing and operatively connected to said calculation device; a microprocessor supported in said housing and electrically connected to said electrical coding device; a servomotor supported in said housing and operatively connected to said microprocessor; a vertical corrective rod supported in said housing and movably extended from said servomotor, said vertical corrective rod being normally retained in a substantially vertical orientation with respect to said platform base; a first balancing assembly mounted in said housing to engage with said vertical corrective rod; and a second balancing assembly mounted in said housing at an opposite side of said first balancing assembly to engage with said vertical corrective rod, wherein when skewing of said self-balancing enclosed motorcycle is detected by said gyroscope sensor, said gyroscope is arranged to send a corresponding signal to said microprocessor which is arranged to send a control signal to said servomotor, said servomotor being arranged to deliver a predetermined torque to said vertical corrective rod so as to offset said skewing of said of said self-balancing enclosed motorcycle for automatically and dynamically maintaining a balanced position of said self-balancing enclosed motorcycle; said first balancing assembly comprising a first balancing base and a first balancing member extended from said first balancing base, said first balancing base being pivotally mounted on said first side wall of said housing while said first balancing member being configured as an elongated rod, said first balancing member having a first fixed end portion securely connected to said first balancing base, and a first sliding end portion slidably engaging with said vertical corrective rod, in such a manner that when said vertical corrective rod moves toward said first balancing assembly, said first sliding end portion of said first balancing member is arranged to slide along an outer surface of said vertical corrective rod while said first balancing base pivotally moves with respect to said housing.
2. The self-balancing enclosed motorcycle, as recited in claim 1 , wherein said second balancing assembly comprises a second balancing base and a second balancing member extended from said second balancing base, said second balancing base being pivotally mounted on said second side wall of said housing while said second balancing member being configured as an elongated rod, said second balancing member having a second fixed end portion securely connected to said second balancing base, and a second sliding end portion slidably engaging with said vertical corrective rod, in such a manner that when said vertical corrective rod moves toward said second balancing assembly, said second sliding end portion of said second balancing member is arranged to slide along an outer surface of said vertical corrective rod while said second balancing base pivotally moves with respect to said housing.
3. The self-balancing enclosed motorcycle, as recited in claim 2 , wherein said first balancing assembly further comprises a first suspension arrangement mounted between said first balancing assembly and said housing for suspendedly supporting said first balancing assembly in said receiving cavity at a position above said first supporting member.
4. The self-balancing enclosed motorcycle, as recited in claim 3 , wherein said first suspension arrangement comprises a first spring element mounted between said first balancing base and a top wall of said housing, and a second spring element mounted between said first balancing base and said first supporting member.
5. The self-balancing enclosed motorcycle, as recited in claim 4 , wherein said second balancing assembly further comprises a second suspension arrangement mounted between said second balancing assembly and said housing for suspendedly supporting said second balancing assembly in said receiving cavity at a position above said second supporting member.
6. The self-balancing enclosed motorcycle, as recited in claim 5 , wherein said second suspension arrangement comprises a third spring element mounted between said second balancing base and said top wall of said housing, and a fourth spring element mounted between said second balancing base and said second supporting member.
7. The self-balancing enclosed motorcycle, as recited in claim 6 , wherein said door component has a window formed thereon.
8. The self-balancing enclosed motorcycle, as recited in claim 6 , further comprising a plurality of exhaust covers provided on two sides thereof.
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June 12, 2017
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